EvaluationEvaluationList each member of your group. Beside each List each member of your group. Beside each member, include the following: member, include the following: – Specific ResponsibilitiesSpecific Responsibilities– On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the effectiveness of On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the effectiveness of

their contributions. their contributions.

High/Low: High/Low: – What was the best part of working as a group? What was the best part of working as a group?

(specific people/ or organization)(specific people/ or organization)– What was the worst part of working as a group?What was the worst part of working as a group?

Rate yourself: How did you do and what could you Rate yourself: How did you do and what could you have done differently?have done differently?

Reader’s ResponseReader’s Response

Everything you need to know Everything you need to know in order to set up your in order to set up your Reader’s ResponseReader’s Response

Purpose of Reader’s ResponsePurpose of Reader’s Response

• The purpose of a Reader’s Response is The purpose of a Reader’s Response is to to engageengage with the text through serious with the text through serious study.study.– Develop reading skills by being aware of Develop reading skills by being aware of how how

we are reading and we are reading and what what we are reading. we are reading. – Keep track of the ideas, connections, and Keep track of the ideas, connections, and

questions that come to mind so we can think questions that come to mind so we can think more about them later and/or share them with more about them later and/or share them with others. others.

Guidelines for Reader’s ResponseGuidelines for Reader’s ResponseIf you are keeping your Reader’s Response in If you are keeping your Reader’s Response in your journal, make sure that each entry is written your journal, make sure that each entry is written on a new page.on a new page.Complete Complete at leastat least ONE ONE page of response for page of response for each acteach act– Part one: Write a concise summary of the act. Keep Part one: Write a concise summary of the act. Keep

your summary under 10 sentences.your summary under 10 sentences.– Part two: Reflect on the reading. This can include: Part two: Reflect on the reading. This can include:

reaction to events, drawings about what you are reaction to events, drawings about what you are reading (w/ explanation), collected pictures, reading (w/ explanation), collected pictures, observations about characters, connections to current observations about characters, connections to current eventsevents

Entries in your ReponseEntries in your ReponseAs you read, have your reader’s notebook next to you as As you read, have your reader’s notebook next to you as you write your personal response in them. State your you write your personal response in them. State your feelings, thoughts, reactions, and questions about feelings, thoughts, reactions, and questions about situations, ideas, actions, characters, settings, symbols, situations, ideas, actions, characters, settings, symbols, plot, theme, and any other elements of the book. plot, theme, and any other elements of the book. Be honest. Write about what you like or dislike, what Be honest. Write about what you like or dislike, what seems confusing or unusual to you. seems confusing or unusual to you. Make predictions about what might happen later. Make predictions about what might happen later. Relate your personal experiences which connect with the Relate your personal experiences which connect with the plot, characters, or setting. plot, characters, or setting. Refrain from summarizing the plot in Part 2, although Refrain from summarizing the plot in Part 2, although sometimes it may be unavoidable to include a summary sometimes it may be unavoidable to include a summary to support your thought and get your point across. to support your thought and get your point across.

Response Page IdeasResponse Page Ideas

Make a Prediction (Remember to include details that Make a Prediction (Remember to include details that support your prediction)support your prediction)

I predict that…I predict that…I wonder…I wonder…I think that…I think that…I wonder why…I wonder why…I wonder how…I wonder how…Since this happened __________, then I think the next Since this happened __________, then I think the next thing that is going to happen is …thing that is going to happen is …Reading this part makes me think that this __________ Reading this part makes me think that this __________ is about to happen…is about to happen…I wonder if…I wonder if…

Ask a questionAsk a questionWhy did…Why did…What’s this part about…What’s this part about…How is this ________ like this _____...How is this ________ like this _____...What would happen if…What would happen if…Why…Why…I really don’t understand the part where…I really don’t understand the part where…What does this mean…What does this mean…How did this section of my book make me feel?How did this section of my book make me feel?

Make a CommentMake a CommentThis is good because…This is good because…This is difficult because…This is difficult because…This is confusing because…This is confusing because…I like the part where…I like the part where…I dislike the part where…I dislike the part where…I don’t like this part because…I don’t like this part because…My favorite part so far is…My favorite part so far is…I think that…I think that…I think this setting is important because…I think this setting is important because…This part is very realistic/unrealistic because…This part is very realistic/unrealistic because…I think the relationship between ______ and ______ is interesting because…I think the relationship between ______ and ______ is interesting because…I like/dislike (name the character) because…I like/dislike (name the character) because…The character I most admire is _______ because…The character I most admire is _______ because…If I were (name of character) at this point, I would…If I were (name of character) at this point, I would…I wish _______ would have happened because….I wish _______ would have happened because….I wish the author had included…I wish the author had included…My opinion of (name the character) is…My opinion of (name the character) is…I noticed while reading that I …I noticed while reading that I …I love the way…I love the way…I can’t believe…I can’t believe…If I were…If I were…I like the way the author…I like the way the author…I felt sad…I felt sad…I was so happy…I was so happy…This story teaches…This story teaches…

Make a ConnectionMake a Connection

This reminds me of…This reminds me of…This part is like…This part is like…This character _______ is like _______ because…This character _______ is like _______ because…This is similar to…This is similar to…The differences are…The differences are…I also…I also…I never…I never…This event made me think…This event made me think…This character makes me think of…This character makes me think of…This setting reminds me of…This setting reminds me of…This character reminds me of somebody I know because…This character reminds me of somebody I know because…This character reminds me of myself because…This character reminds me of myself because…This character is like (name of character) in (title of book) because…This character is like (name of character) in (title of book) because…This scene reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because…This scene reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because…This part of the story makes me think about _______ because…This part of the story makes me think about _______ because…This situation reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because…This situation reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because…Did it remind me of anything that has happened in my life?Did it remind me of anything that has happened in my life?Did I learn anything from it?Did I learn anything from it?Can I take anything from this story to improve myself?Can I take anything from this story to improve myself?

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